WZDS-LD

Last updated
WZDS-LD
Channels
BrandingH&I Evansville
Programming
Subchannels
Network Heroes & Icons
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedAugust 12, 2012
First air date
December 7, 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-07)
Former call signs
W12DN-D (2012-2016)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 188624
Class LD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 758 feet (231 m)
Transmitter coordinates 37°53′17.2″N87°32′37″W / 37.888111°N 87.54361°W / 37.888111; -87.54361
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Public license information
LMS

WZDS-LD, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 18), is a Heroes & Icons owned-and-operated station digital low-powered television station that is licensed to and located in Evansville, Indiana, United States. The station is owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting. The station transmits its signal from tower located near John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky, sharing tower space with CBS primary/Fox subchannel-only affiliate WEVV-TV. [2]

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History

The FCC issued a construction permit to DTV America Corporation on August 12, 2012, under callsign W12DN-D. The station's callsign was changed to the current WZDS-LD on September 6, 2016. Still silent, the station was sold to HC2 Holdings in 2018. The station went on the air on December 7, 2021, [3] three months after the station was sold to Weigel Broadcasting in September. WZDS's sign on marked the return of Heroes & Icons to the Evansville area following the event of WTSN-CD having dropped their affiliation in favor of Antenna TV. In addition, WZDS also signed on three additional subchannels to accommodate Wiegel's other networks, Start TV, Decades and Movies!. In April 2022, the station's DT5 subchannel was launched to broadcast the company's newest network, Story Television.

The station is broadcasting on the former frequency of WJTS-CD in nearby Jasper, Indiana, which has moved to UHF channel 24 prior to WZDS's sign-on.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed.

Channel StationVideo Aspect Short nameProgramming [2]
5.1WZDS-LD 720p 16:9 H&IMain WZDS programming / Heroes & Icons
5.2 480i StartTV Start TV
5.3Movies! Movies!
5.4Decades Catchy Comedy
5.5Story Story Television

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WZDS-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 Digital TV Market Listing for WZDS-LD
  3. REPORT NO. PN-2-211209-01 | PUBLISH DATE: 12/09/2021